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INHERITANCE OF CHARACTERISTICS IN DOMESTIC FOWL. 



both, with reference to booting; only breeding enables us to make a decis- 

 ion. There is an exception, however, in the case of pure extracted reces- 

 sives. They are distinguished by heavy booting and produce only booted 

 offspring. I propose to give, in detail, the matings of these later generations 

 and their progeny, the families being arranged in decreasing order of aver- 

 age grade of booting (table 38). 



Table 38. Distribution of hoot-grades in offspring of parents one or both of which belong to a hybrid 



generation beyond the first. 

 B = Brahma; C = CochiD; G = Game; L^Lcghom; M = Minorca; S^Silkie; Sp = SpaniEh; T^Tosa; WL = Wtite Leghorn 



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Pen 



No. 



814 

 801 

 814 

 801 

 814 

 814 

 814 

 806 

 806 

 732 

 806 

 776 

 801 

 814 

 814 

 767 

 801 

 806 

 839 

 801 

 732 

 839 

 806 

 801 

 801 

 767 

 801 

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 801 

 839 

 801 

 767 

 801 

 801 

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 732 

 751 

 732 

 731 

 760 

 701 

 801 

 801 

 814 

 732 

 801 

 731 

 745 

 801 

 801 

 801 

 801 

 731 

 745 

 839 

 754 



Mother. 



No. Gen. Races. 



59 I 806 



60 I 760 



61 806 



354 



181 



300 

 4569 

 5523 

 4560 



190 

 4325 

 5913 

 1235 

 4052 

 1132 

 6869 



186 

 4683 

 2104 

 2526 

 3936 

 5383 

 5515 

 1003 

 1892 

 4196 

 2520 

 6861 



872 

 4263 



181 



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872 

 5389 



872 



190 

 1892 

 5515 



248 

 1228 



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618 

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354 

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 6869 

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703 



953 



7528 



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I 2831 



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7528 



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i 2513 



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300 

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LXMXB. 



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MXB 



LXMXB. 



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WLXB... 

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MXB 



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..Do 



MxB 



BXT 



MXB 



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MXB 



WLXB... 



BXT 



WLXB... 

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BXT 



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MXB 



..Do 



..Do 



CXT 



BXT 



MXB 



.Do 



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WLXB... 



CXT 



MXB 



BXT 



MXB 



BXT 



MXB 



Gr. 



Father. 



No. 



3975 

 5399 

 3975 

 4562 

 3975 

 3975 

 3975 

 5257 

 6257 

 2732 

 5257 

 2732 

 4562 

 3975 

 3975 

 3116 

 5399 

 5257 

 4348 

 5399 

 2442 

 4348 

 5257 

 5399 

 4562 

 3116 

 4562 

 3116 

 3975 

 5399 

 4348 

 4562 

 3116 

 4562 

 4562 

 1249 

 2442 

 2442 

 1139 

 2442 

 1249 

 1270 

 1898 

 5399 

 4562 

 3975 

 2442 

 4562 

 1249 

 1258 

 4562 

 5399 

 5399 

 4562 

 1249 

 1258 

 4348 

 871 

 5257 

 1270 

 5257 



Gen. 



Races. 



Gr. 



BXT 



MxB 



BXT 



..Do 



..Do 



..Do 



..Do 



MXB 



..Do 



..Do 



..Do 



C 



MXB 



BXT 



..Do 



..Do 



MXB 



..Do 



LXMXB 



MXB.... 

 ..Do 



LXMXB 



MXB.... 



..Do 



..Do 



BXT.... 



MXB.... 



BXT.... 

 ..Do 



MXB.... 



..Do 



..Do 



BXT.... 



MXB.... 

 ..Do 



WLXB.. 



MxB i 6 



..Do I 6 



LXB : 8 



MXB [ 6 



WLXB.. 



BXT.... 



WLXB.. 



..Do 



..Do 



BXT.... 



MXB.... 



..Do 



WLXB.. 



BXT.... 



..Do 



..Do 



..Do 



..Do 



WLXB .. 



BXT.... 



MXB.... 



BxT.... 



MXB I 7 



BxT I 2 



Fs ' MXB 7 



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 9 

 9 

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 6 

 5 

 8 

 7 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 8 

 9 

 3 

 8 

 I 6 

 3 

 9 

 8 

 7 

 9 

 7 

 9 

 9 

 8 

 3 

 7 

 9 

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 7 

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RXR.. 

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 DRXDR 

 DRXR. 

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RXR.. 



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DRXR. 



IIXDR. 



DRXR. 



Boot-grade in offspring. 



3 



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5 

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10 



Av. 



9.6 

 9.5 

 9.4 

 9.3 

 9.1 

 8.8 

 8.8 

 8.6 

 8.3 

 7.9 

 7.8 

 7.6 

 7.4 

 7.2 

 7.1 

 7.1 

 7.0 

 7.0 

 7.0 

 6.9 

 6.8 

 6.8 

 6.7 

 6.7 

 6.5 

 6.5 

 6.5 

 6.5 

 6.3 

 6.3 

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 6.1 

 6.1 

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 5.7 

 5.7 

 5.7 

 5.6 

 5.5 

 5.5 

 5.3 

 5.2 

 5.2 

 5.1 

 5.0 

 5.0 

 5.0 

 5.0 

 5.0 

 4.95 

 4.94 

 4.86 

 4.83 

 4.71! 



